Government to make all ration shops Aadhaar-enabled by June

"We will make all 5.58 lakh ration shops Aadhar-enabled by June 30. We are in discussion with Food and Consumer Affairs Ministry for this," Prasad told reporters here.PTI | February 10, 2017, 17:50 IST

The government is also looking to push interbank transactions and Aadhaar-seeded accounts to further streamline the system.NEW DELHI: Government is planning to make all ration shops under the public distribution system in the country Aadhaar-enabled by June 30 this year, IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today said.

"We will make all 5.58 lakh ration shops Aadhar-enabled by June 30. We are in discussion with Food and Consumer Affairs Ministry for this," Prasad told reporters here.

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